Weekend Cookbook: Kiddy Star Biscuits {Cooking with kids}

I am not really good at doing crafts with my kids so I cook with them a lot. I figure that the mess is worth it because you get a tasty treat at the end. I also appreciate not having a million pieces of paper with cotton balls stuck to them around the house. 

My kids always ask to make these biscuits. They love helping with the ingredients and then getting to roll out the dough and use the cutters.

Try this one out with the kiddies (if you dare). They also make good Christmas gifts.

Kiddy Star Biscuits



125g butter, softened
1/2 cup caster sugar
1 egg
2 teaspoons of vanilla
1 1/2 cups of plain flour
1 tablespoon of cocoa sifted

1. Mixed the butter and sugar in an electric mixer and beat until pale and creamy. Add egg and vanilla and beat for a few more minutes.
2. Add the flour and beat until a dough forms. Remove 1/2 of the mixture.
3. Add the cocoa to the remaining dough and beat until combined.
4. Roll each dough portion between two sheets of baking paper until 3mm thick and place in fridge for 30 minutes.

5. Preheat oven to 160 degrees. Find two star cutters, one slightly smaller than the other. Cut the same number of stars in each dough. Place the chocolate stars on top of the vanilla stars.

6. Place on a baking tray and bake for 10-12 minutes or until lightly golden. Allow to cool on a wire rack.

What have you been cooking this week?


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